əAlso, dissyllable.
Origin:
1580–90; di-1 + syllable; compare Greek disýllabos of two syllables; variant dissyllable has ss < Middle French dissilabe
1580–90; di-1 + syllable; compare Greek disýllabos of two syllables; variant dissyllable has ss < Middle French dissilabe
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dissyllable or disyllable (dɪˈsɪləbəl, ˈdɪsˌsɪl-, ˈdaɪsɪl-, ˈdaɪsɪləbəl, dɪˈsɪl-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| grammar a word of two syllables | |
| disyllable or disyllable | |
| —n | |
| dissyllabic or disyllable | |
| —adj | |
| disyllabic or disyllable | |
| —adj | |
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| —n | |
| a variant of dissyllable | |
| disyllabic | |
| —adj | |
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